51. He was gone.

The room had become too quiet.I could hear my own breathing in the deafening silence. Lucien was still standing near the window, but he wasn't saying anything either.I kept looking at the covered mirror. Maybe it was easier to look at the cloth than at him, even though I could feel his burning gaze on the side of my head. A small part of me wanted to remove the cloth, at least I knew the red eyed girl was more consistent than him. "Was I the reason you were here?" I finally asked, breaking the silence.I heard the sound of his heavy sigh, "Tonight?"I nodded."Partly.""Partly?" I repeated. He didn't answer.I turned around to finally face him."I came here because I was worried about you," his voice was smooth as silk, but how could I trust the words coming out of his mouth?"You came here because you wanted to see if I was okay after what happened at the lake."His jaw tightened. "Yes."I swallowed and laughed a humourless laugh. "Because you thought I might be the witch from

52 It had to be dream

The next morning, I decided I was going to stay busy...very busy.If I kept my mind occupied, maybe I wouldn't think about what happened last night.Whoever said keeping yourself occupied with work could scare away dreadful thoughts was entirely wrong. If I kept myself busy, maybe I wouldn't remember that Lucien was standing in my room, maybe I wouldn't remember the way he looked at me when I asked him the question.Were you going to kill me? I shook my head.No.I wasn't going there.I had classes. That was enough.I spent most of the morning going through my previous notes, rewriting the ones I had barely understood the first time.But it was not enough, I started making notes for the next class. Then I went through the previous notes again.I knew it was pointless. I wasn't even reading half the words I was writing. My mind kept going back to him.If you were the threat the prophecy described...I pressed my pen harder against the paper. My hand didn't stop moving aggressively on

53. This is a terrible idea

The next morning was not any different. I was pretending the fingerprints on my wrist didn't exist. I covered them with the sleeve of my shirt and went to college as if nothing had happened. It was easier that way. At least, that was what I kept telling myself, while trying to ignore the headache. But my plan of pretending nothing had happened was succesfully ruined by Kai.But his presence at the same time was somehow enough to make everything feel slightly less terrifying.I had barely finished telling him about the fingerprints when he stared at my wrist for almost a full minute.Then he looked at my face...then at my wrist again...then back at me."I have a question," he finally started.I raised an eyebrow. "What?""Why do supernatural things keep happening to you when I'm not around?"I blinked twice."That's your question?" I kept myself from screaming the words at him. "Yes," he shrugged."Kai.""What?" He looked genuinely confused. "I'm your best friend. I should at least g

54. Older than I thought

The next morning, Kai was already waiting for me outside the college library.He looked tired. Not normal tired. His eyes were red. The kind of tired that came from spending too much time staring at something you probably shouldn't be looking at."You look horrible," I told him."Thank you," he replied, picking up the large backpack beside his feet.The books were peeking out from inside as he tried to close the bag, but when there was no success, he removed three books from inside. I stared at the bag, "What are you doing?""Research."I took a moment before asking, "About the photograph?"His expression changed for half a second. "Yes."Something about his reaction made me suspicious, but before I could ask anything else, he handed me those books, "Hold these."I looked down at the three books in my arms, "Why?" They were not enormous like the ones in his bag. "Because I have more.""Where did you get all these?" I frowned, he was not the one to rely on the books. According to him

All Chapters of Marked by the Moon: Chapter 51 - Chapter 54

51. He was gone.

52 It had to be dream

53. This is a terrible idea

54. Older than I thought